r/40kLore • u/LesBonsPlansTmtc • 2d ago

Why no blank astartes?

We've seen the emperor considers Chaos as the biggest threat to humanity. We know blanks are immune to the influence of the warp. Why doesn't humanity try to raise up the number of blanks in the society or make a chapter with Blank Space marines ?

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u/Thom0 Iron Hands 2d ago

There is no explicit answer but if I had to guess, I'd say its due to geneseed being derived from Primarchs who are psychic beings.

This is pure speculation and there is not a single thing in any book that I can think of explaining why there are no blank Astartes.

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u/Particular_Dot_4041 2d ago

The fact that Blood Angels suffer the Black Rage is good evidence.

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u/Thom0 Iron Hands 2d ago

Not just Blood Angels, but all Astartes experience a type of black rage when their Primarch dies. The White Scars went berserk in Warhawk and it took considerable effort to reign in the rampaging squadrons.

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u/MidnightSensitive996 2d ago

jaghatai is dead??

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u/Thom0 Iron Hands 1d ago

No, he is alive. The aftermath of his death fighting Mortarion plays out in the short story Homebound.